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The Expatriate Services Division (ESD) recently announced that, effective 1 July 2025, a six-month “cooling-off period” will be imposed on ESD accounts that are found to be in breach of compliance with requirements related to foreign nationals’ applications. In addition, companies are now able to manage several pre-application requirements for new Employment Pass (EP) and Professional Visit Pass (PVP) applications processed by the ESD,the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) and the Iskandar Regional Development Authority (IRDA), through the Xpats Gateway platform.
A Tax Alert prepared by EY's People Advisory Services, and attached below, provides additional details.